reverse, reversed

• keyword
• sort in reverse order -- synonym for descending
• sort reversed
• repeat in reverse order (new in 2.03)
• function
  • new in 2.03
  • The reverse function returns a string or a list in reverse order. If reverse is called with a parameter that is a list or range, the value returned will be a list or range in the opposite order. Otherwise the parameter is treated as a string and the characters of the string are reversed:

         put reverse("abcd") —> "dcba"
        put the reverse of A to Z —> Z to A
        put reverse of ["dog","cat","toad"] —> ["toad","cat","dog"]

    The function can also be called using a reversed syntax:

         put [1,3,46,9,5] reversed —> [5,9,46,3,1]
        put "goldenrod" reversed —> "dornedlog"

• command
  • new in 2.03
  • The reverse command will reverse the elements of a container. If called with a variable or other container, its contents are reversed directly. Otherwise the result of the reverse operation is assigned to the variable it:

         reverse "ABCD" — (not a container, so result goes into 'it')
        put it —> "DCBA"

        set myList to [3,4,5,6,7,8]
        reverse myList
        put myList —> [8,7,6,5,4,3]

        reverse the lines of fileContents

• Related: shuffle